| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [vb mod] | 13369 |
|
| 2 | [vb pp] [modal v] | 4565 |
|
| 3 | [verb] will | 3454 |
|
| 4 | [verb] will | 3332 |
|
| 5 | [verb] would | 2780 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] [modal v] | 2745 |
|
| 7 | [verb] would | 2638 |
|
| 8 | [verb] can | 2006 |
|
| 9 | [verb] can | 1899 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] [modal v] | 1406 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [modal v] | 1301 |
|
| 12 | [verb] should | 1254 |
|
| 13 | [verb] should | 1254 |
|
| 14 | [verb] may | 1197 |
|
| 15 | [verb] may | 1197 |
|
| 16 | [vb -s] [modal v] | 1183 |
|
| 17 | [to-vb] [modal v] | 1110 |
|
| 18 | [vb infin] [modal v] | 1059 |
|
| 19 | [verb] could | 985 |
|
| 20 | [verb] could | 985 |
|
| 21 | say [modal v] | 727 |
|
| 22 | [verb] must | 724 |
|
| 23 | [verb] must | 724 |
|
| 24 | think [modal v] | 661 |
|
| 25 | [verb] might | 514 |
|
| 26 | [verb] might | 514 |
|
| 27 | do [modal v] | 354 |
|
| 28 | hope [modal v] | 328 |
|
| 29 | think [modal v] | 303 |
|
| 30 | know [modal v] | 302 |
|
